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Is his wife forbidden to him upon her death, so he is not permitted to touch or kiss her at the moment of her farewell, and is he allowed to wash her?

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A man is permitted to wash his deceased wife and look at her without lust. It is forbidden to enjoy her after death, such as by intercourse or kissing, because enjoyment ceases with death. The prohibition of looking with lust implies the prohibition of what is more severe than it.

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